"bacalhau" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ba.kaˈʎaw/ [Brazil], [ba.kaˈʎaʊ̯] [Brazil], /bɐ.kɐˈʎaw/ [Portugal] Forms: bacalhaus [plural]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From Dutch bakeljauw, bakkeljauw, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Late Latin baccalaureus, baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks. Or, possibly from Basque bakailao. The Basque term may be either the source or the descendant of Dutch kabeljauw, cognates would then include French cabillaud and German Kabeljau. Cognate to Italian baccalà, Spanish bacalao, Catalan bacallà. Etymology templates: {{der|pt|nl|bakeljauw}} Dutch bakeljauw, {{m|nl|bakkeljauw}} bakkeljauw, {{unc|pt|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|pt|LL.|baccalaureus}} Late Latin baccalaureus, {{m|la|baculum||stick, staff}} baculum (“stick, staff”), {{der|pt|eu|bakailao}} Basque bakailao, {{cog|nl|kabeljauw}} Dutch kabeljauw, {{cog|fr|cabillaud}} French cabillaud, {{cog|de|Kabeljau}} German Kabeljau, {{cog|it|baccalà}} Italian baccalà, {{cog|es|bacalao}} Spanish bacalao, {{cog|ca|bacallà}} Catalan bacallà Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} bacalhau m (plural bacalhaus)
  1. cod Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms
    Sense id: en-bacalhau-pt-noun-TtYKVrkx Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 37 33 30
  2. (Portugal, colloquial) vagina (woman's genitalia) Tags: Portugal, colloquial, masculine Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms Synonyms: vagina/translations#Portuguese
    Sense id: en-bacalhau-pt-noun-dzvUdgNa Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 37 33 30 Categories (other): European Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 45 54
  3. (Portugal, colloquial) handshake (grasping of hands by two people) Tags: Portugal, colloquial, masculine Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms Synonyms: aperto de mão, passou-bem [Portugal, informal]
    Sense id: en-bacalhau-pt-noun-ZGnjJ8lo Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 37 33 30 Categories (other): European Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 45 54

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Hawaiian: pakaliao",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hawaiian: pakaliao"
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      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: bakliau"
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          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: bacau",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: bacau"
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: batyaw, bákjáu"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
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          "expansion": "→ Dutch: batyaw, batjaw",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: batyaw, batjaw"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: bakajáu",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: bakajáu"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sn",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Shona: bakayau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Shona: bakayau"
    }
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kabeljauw"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kabeljauw",
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "cabillaud"
      },
      "expansion": "French cabillaud",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kabeljau"
      },
      "expansion": "German Kabeljau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian baccalà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "bacalao"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish bacalao",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
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      },
      "expansion": "Catalan bacallà",
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            "Fundamental",
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            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        "(Portugal, colloquial) handshake (grasping of hands by two people)"
      ],
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          "word": "aperto de mão"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "informal"
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        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "[ba.kaˈʎaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɐ.kɐˈʎaw/",
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        "Portugal"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bacalhau"
}
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    "Portuguese terms derived from Dutch",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/3 syllables",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Hawaiian: pakaliao",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hawaiian: pakaliao"
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        {
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      "text": "→ Dutch: bakkeljauw"
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        }
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    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "bakliau"
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          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: bakliau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: bakliau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hns",
            "2": "bacau",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: bacau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: bacau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "batyaw",
            "3": "bákjáu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: batyaw, bákjáu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: batyaw, bákjáu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "batyaw",
            "3": "batjaw",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: batyaw, batjaw",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: batyaw, batjaw"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "bakajáu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: bakajáu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: bakajáu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sn",
            "2": "bakayau",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Shona: bakayau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Shona: bakayau"
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      "expansion": "Dutch kabeljauw",
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        "2": "cabillaud"
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kabeljau"
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      "expansion": "German Kabeljau",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      "name": "cog"
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    },
    {
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        "1": "ca",
        "2": "bacallà"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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  "forms": [
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "cod"
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      "links": [
        [
          "cod",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "European Portuguese",
        "Portuguese colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vagina (woman's genitalia)"
      ],
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        [
          "vagina",
          "vagina"
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        "(Portugal, colloquial) vagina (woman's genitalia)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "vagina/translations#Portuguese"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "European Portuguese",
        "Portuguese colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "handshake (grasping of hands by two people)"
      ],
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        [
          "handshake",
          "handshake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Portugal, colloquial) handshake (grasping of hands by two people)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aperto de mão"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "passou-bem"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ba.kaˈʎaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ba.kaˈʎaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɐ.kɐˈʎaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bacalhau"
}

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